Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04

colors. Laid over piece of colored sile
sis such a cover is very handsome
and VII be even more so if th,
drawn-out portions are filled witt
some OF the lace stitches now 81
much used In drawn work. 4
very snowy bureau scarf can be made O
interleced ribbon, the foundation being
piece of mosquito net the size of the
buresu top. Two shades Of ribbon abou
an inch and half wide are interviewer
all of one shade crossing and the o.hel
running the opposite wsy, the intersec.
tons being caught down upon the net BY
few Invisible stitches. At each end the
ribbon is extended to form loops, under
which is gathered Oriental, Egyptian OF
| toIchon lace.
| Do any of our readers intend serving
tea at reception? Then they must al
once possess themselves of a copper
kettle with 8 tiny lamp underneath to
] keep the water hot ard set it on the
table, making their tea IN the following
fashion: The hot water is drawn of
when needed iuto the teapot, or poured
over the "tea ball" INTO the cup.
This tea ball is of silver, thin
holes. a fine silver chain is
stitched, ending in ring which Slips on
the finger. The bot water is poured over
this into the teapot, the bail allowed to
remain in it for moment or two and
then removed az once. \ handsome sill
yer tea caddy aud spoon of etched silver
are now considered proper adjuucts for
the tea table, when the mistress herself
makes the tea. =
SELECTED RECIPES.
Baking powder sally iuuG-Two eggs,
QUE pint Of sweet milk. with flour 10
make stiff batter, two teaspoons CT bak-
Ing powder, two tablespoons OF sugar.
one OF butter. Pour into q creased pan
and bake in quick oven.
Filling for cake-A good filing for q
plain layer cake, which is to be eaten
While fresh, Is msde by grating one large
tagt apple, one lemon era ed and the julce
squreZ.d out, one egg snd one cup of su-
gar; let this boil for i've minutes, stir it
constantly.
C rn-meal mush-Put into your kettle
nearly as much water as you wish of
mush; when it boils stir in the meal
evenly until thin mush IS formed. Lit
it cook slowly for almost or quite an
hour; add salt tn your taste. The coarser
the meal the longer it should be cooked
To clean marble-Take Two parts of
common soda, one part of pumice stone,
and one part Of finely powdered chalk;
sift It through fine sieve and mix is W tn
water; then rub 1t well all over the mar
ole, snd the stains will be removed; rub
TIE marble over with salt and water.
Brown bread-Two cups Of Indian
meGl, one cup wheat, one cup sour milk.
one good egg, that well beat, One-half CU)
molassss ada thereto, one-half cup sugar,
that will do, one spoonful OF butter new,
Of salt and soda each spoon. Grease
your basin and put il over TO steam an
hour and half, then take out anu bU ter
the top OF your loaf and put on little
molasses ell over the top and bake rot too
fast for an hour.
Lemon marmalsde-Slice thu lemons
very tdia, only taking out the seeds; add
three pintS of cold water to each pound
of trait; after hing cut ia pieces, let it
stand twenty four hours; boil it until
tender; pour it into al eartten bowl
until the following day; weigh i, and 10
every pound OF boiled frui. add one and
One-helf pounds of lump sugar; boil tn
whole together until the slrup jellies and
the chips are rather transparent.
SmOtnerei chicken-Fur an excellent
and quick way TO cook 3 chicken, take
tender one, split it open through the back,
wash thoroughly aud see that it is nicely
dressed; then dredge in butter and fl sur,
put in small bake psn with cupful ana
Z half of water and q teaspoOufal CT salt: /
lay the skin side up ST first; basic i: fire.
quently, and when wei Drowned on top
tuln it over and bake the under sid,
dredging often with gravy. Ther= is no
more palstsble way OF cooking chicken.
This is recipe from one of the famous
colored cooks of the south.
Fish bslls-One pint of raw fish, two
heapirg pints OF raw pared pot&toes, two
eggs, butter the size of an egg, q little
pepper and possibly salt. Pick tn fish
tine and measure i lightly in bowl. !
Put the potstOes into boiler with the |
fish on top Ct them Cover with boiling
water and boil hat an hour. Drain OF
Ill the water AID mash the fl-b aid (
potatoes together till foe and li45t }
Then add the butter, the pepper, lha sal,
if necessary, ahd the eggs eel beaten !
Have a deep kettle Of boiling lat. Dip I /
tablespoon INFO it, then take sp 'oufu! Il T.
the mixture. DIR. p it int the a0jlils fGt /
lnd cook until broWr.
Ribbon cske-Two and one-hsIf cup
Of sugar, one cup ach Of butter and sweet |
milk, four cups of fl )ur, four eggs, t7o |
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder. Fill two /
ong, shallow tins with the above, for the |
Two light cakes, and to the remainder CT |
the batter add one cup each OF raisjna, !
cuTrants and citrOn, one teaspOOnful each |,
II cinnamon, cloves, allspce and nutmeg.
Bake in one tin. Put tie dark cake in the |
middle with frostIng between the cakes
and on top.